Syrian army says US-led coalition downed Syrian army plane

This is the latest example of tension between the Russian-backed Syrian regime and USA -led coalition forces, who are partnering with Arab and Kurdish forces to destroy ISIS.

An initial attack by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad occurred at 4:30 p.m. local time (9:30 a.m. ET), causing an unknown number of casualties and driving out SDF fighters, the coalition said in a statement.

US -led jets stopped the fighting by flying close to the ground and at low-speed in what is called a "show of force", the Pentagon said.

When a Syrian army SU-22 jet later dropped bombs near the US backed forces, it was immediately shot by a U.S. F/A-18E Super Hornet, the statement said.

Coalition aircraft conducted a "show of force" mission to stop Syrian forces from advancing and coalition officials contacted the Russians on the "de-confliction line' to calm the situation down, but almost two hours later a Syrian SU-22 dropped bombs on SDF fighters, according to Sunday's news release".

A Syrian army statement released on Syrian state television said the plane crashed and the pilot was missing.

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S. Navy fighter jet shot down a Syrian Su-22 fighter-bomber following an attack on U. The shootdown was near the Syrian town of Tabqa.

The incident took place in southern Syria near a base where the US-led coalition was training Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group.

The Coalition, which is fighting the Islamic State in Syria, contacted Russian Federation, which is backing the Syrian regime, before shooting down the plane.

The coalition does "not seek to fight the Syrian regime, Russian or pro-regime forces" but would not "hesitate to defend itself or its "partnered forces from any threat", the statement said".

The shootdown is the latest escalation between the US -led coalition and pro-regime Assad forces in Syria.

The Coalition, which is fighting the Islamic State, contacted Russian Federation, which supports the Syrian regime, by telephone to stop the firing.